About

Adi Associates has recently finalised Malta’s new diving strategy – Developing A Sustainable Diving Industry in the Maltese Islands: A Strategy for the Future, 2022
In 2021 Adi Associates Directors, Adrian Mallia and Rachel Xuereb, co-authored a paper entitled Numerically enhanced conceptual modelling (NECoM) applied to the Malta Mean Sea Level Aquifer that was published in the Hydrogeology Journal.

Adi Associates Environmental Consultants Ltd. specialises in professional land use and environmental planning, environmental impact assessment, strategic environmental assessment, IPPC, land decontamination, as well as resource and waste management, urban and marine development, traffic impact assessment, retail impact assessment, social impact analysis, environmental management systems, auditing, institutional strengthening and capacity building.

Established in 1990, Adi Associates has, through continuous growth and a results-orientated philosophy, developed into what ranks today as the most successful planning and environmental consultancy firm in Malta and an organisation with a global outlook and multi-disciplinary perspective.

We attribute this success to:

Our constant attention to the dynamic needs of our clients;
The breadth, rigor and professionalism of our input;
The value added to the project as a result of our analysis;
Our proven ability to complete projects on time and within budget; and
The excellent credentials of the Adi Associates staff.

Adi Associates employs highly qualified staff with extensive experience in the public and private sectors including the European Union, United Nations, World Bank and various Governments. Adi Associates has strong working associations with professional planning, environmental and related consultancy firms and individuals whose expertise complements the Company’s core skills.

Our services include undertaking surveys and establishing baselines in-house or through our association with highly qualified and experienced professionals. We prepare documents such as Project Description Statements (PDS), Environmental Planning Statements, Environmental Impact Statements (EIA), Strategic Environmental Assessments (SEA), Appropriate Assessments in accordance with LN 311/2006 (Habitats Directive), Transport Impact Assessments (TIA), Retail Impact Assessments (RIA), Environmental Permit Applications, and several others. We formulate Land Use Management Plans, carry out Traffic Safety Assessments, Green Travel Plans, and Traffic Modelling, and we also train personnel from government and the private sector in Environmental Management Systems such as EMAS, ISO 14001 and the EU Eco-Label Scheme and assist in the implementation of such schemes.

Major institutional clients we have worked with to date include the Government of Malta, Government of Hong Kong, Government of Saint Helena Island, Malta Environment and Planning Authority, Malta Tourism Authority, Malta Resources Authority, United Nations Development Programme, the World Bank and the World Tourism Organisation. Read more about our clients here.

In 2009, Adi Associates became accredited to ISO 14001. In line with our commitment to reduce our negative impacts on the environment (read our Environmental Policy), every year we offset our carbon emissions with PURE: The Clean Planet Trust. Our emissions are calculated using a carbon footprint calculator provided by The Green Office.

Adi Associates is an Associate Assessor Member of the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment and a Corporate Member of the Malta Chamber for Commerce Enterprise and Industry (MCCEI). Adi Associates’ Managing Director also sits on the Energy & Environment Committee of the MCCEI.